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TUESDAY, 12 AUGUST 1980
Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.
The printer has better job security.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your partner says they'd be lost without you. They'd be lost for about eighteen…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- You asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
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